Electives, Activities, Pins

Bear - Third Grade

Our Goals In the Bear Den, there are four general achievement groups: God, Country, Family, and Self. There are 120 achievement tasks and your Bear Cub must earn a certain number of achievements in each of the four groups to earn his Bear Badge. This is the year your son will grow in amazing ways. After earning their Bear Badge, the scout may earn arrow points by completing additional achievement tasks.

SummaryMuch of the advancement for the Bear rank is done by the scout with his family outside of the den. The parent signs off in the scout's handbook and the Den Leader records the advancements from the handbook in our tracking Software. The Bear program relies heavily on family involvement, but you will see this gradually change with the scout doing more with his den and more individual direction as he graduates to Webelos.

Ready to join? Then you probably have some questions. Email the Den Leader at the link above and leave your phone number and we will get back with you as soon as possible.

What the Bears are "Doing"...

BEAR DEN - NEWS

We have our den Monday April 6th. We are doing a Model Rocket build, and will launch them at a later date. The for the rockets and 2 engines the cost is $10. I will have rockets and all that is needed to assemble them for launch. We will set a launch date later in the week. Tomorrow will be cover the parts of the rocket, and build the rockets. The boys will be able to paint and decorate at home.

April 11th - Also, we have our last Bear requirement on Saturday April 11th. It will be at Salato Wildlife Center, an cover Achievement 5. at 10am. (Salato Wildlife Center, 1 Sportsman's Lane, Frankfort, KY 40601)

IMPORTANT ACTION After the April 11th meeting, we will have covered everything to achieve the bear badge. If your son missed a meeting, they will need to work at home with the family to complete the achievement and let me know it has been completed. I will have handouts with me to show the current progress I have for each boys. This is important to be current because APRIL 23rd will be the last day you can submit for the bear badge. After that day, your son will not be eligible to receive the bear badge and will begin his path towards the Webelos rank.

Below are all the items we worked on as a a den. If you have a section to make up, feel free to pick a different Achievement in the game category (God, Country, Family, Self).

Here is a status report of our current plan for achieving the Bear rank for the boys.There are 2 topics.1. Bear Rank.2. Calendar.Also, there is a list of action items I need from the families at the end of the posting.

1. Bear Rank (Badge)

——————————

As a plan, we are one Achievement away from the Bear rank. If your son attended every den meeting and completed the homework, including Achievements 1 and 10, they will complete the Bear rank after our Achievement 5 meeting in April. I will be emailing your son’s progress report. Please let me know if you have any updates on incomplete items.

This is the list of all the Achievements your son needs completed for the Bear Rank. Achievement 5 is the only one we have not offered in den meetings.

Section 1 - God

- Do either Achievement 1 or 2 at home

Section 2 - Country (3)

-Bear Achievement 3 – What Makes America Special?

-Bear Achievement 4 – Tall Tales

-Bear Achievement 5 – Sharing Your World with Wildlife (4-11-15)

Section 3 - Family (4)

-Bear Achievement 9 – What's Cooking

-Bear Achievement 10 – Family Fun @ HOME

-Bear Achievement 11 – Be Ready

-Bear Achievement 13 – Saving Well, Spending Well

Section 4 - Self (4)

-Bear Achievement 14 – Ride Right

-Bear Achievement 16 – Building Muscles

-Bear Achievement 19 – Shavings and Chips

-Bear Achievement 22 – Tying It All Up

2. Our Calendar

—————————

I had to move out the Salato meeting to April 11th because of the change to the District Pinewood Derby. It conflicted with the original date in March. Below is the current calendar.

Monday we will be working on a project in the den meeting and learning a skit for our Pack meeting on the 23rd.

March

16th - 20 – Sawdust and Nails (Lubbe) - Tools

23rd - Pack Meeting

30th - Spring Break (No meetings)

April

6th - Den Meeting (Model Rockets)

11th -Salato Wildlife Center (Achievement 5)

13th - Planning Meeting

20th - Den Meeting (ideas)

27th - Pack Meeting

ACTION ITEMS

———————————

1. Look over the email with your sons progress towards the bear rank. Let me know what updates you have, and bring any questions to Monday’s meeting.

2. Consider a position to help our sons and the pack. Everyone in the pack is a volunteer. The more parents engaged, the more activities we can do, and the more we can distribute the work needed to make our pack great. There are positions from Assistant Cub Master, Committee Members, Den Leaders, to event coordinators like pinewood derby, blue & gold, and more.

I am happy to talk with you and how you can help our pack continue it success.

A quick reminder we have our Pack meeting tomorrow night (Jan 26th) at the Church.

Our theme this meeting is "Positive Attitude" and the boys will have the opportunity to fill out a card at our Gathering. They will be asked to share a challenge they have had and explain how they beat that challenge.

It would be helpful if you could share this with your boy(s) so they have an opportunity to think of their challenge before the meeting.

We have our Den meeting on Monday Jan 12th at 6:30pm. This meeting we have special guests helping the boys complete an achievement. Achievement 22 - Tying it all up. Boy Scouts from Troop 41 will be attending and teaching the boys how to tie knots.

Please bring your Scout books to this meeting. They will be helpful in learning.

Reminders

1. Let me know when you complete Achievement 1 or 2, and Achievement 10 - Family games. I will need to track completion towards the Bear badge.

2. Pack 221's Pinewood Derby is coming up on February 9, 2015. If you need assistance in cutting out your car there, there is a Council Sponsored workshop available 3 weekends in January.

We are getting geared up for Scouts in 2015. We have our first Den meeting on Monday night at 6:30. It will NOT be at the church, but Kroger on Tates Creek and Man o War. We will be working on Bear Achievement 13 - Saving Well, Spending Well.

Please wear your blue uniform shirt as we will be representing the Pack on an outing.

We will be meeting in the deli area on the far left hand side. There are tables inside.

I will need help of parents as the boys will be going through the store with their parent to get prices of items to make an Italian meal or Mexican meal and compare items. Please bring a pencil. If you have a clipboard, you may choose to bring that as well.

Meeting on Jan 5th

LOCATION IS KROGER at TATES CREEK at 6:30pm Meet in Deli Area by tables

Below is the pack level posting about 12/8 Leader / planning meeting. It is for adults to coordinate for the next month's activities. If you have not attended one of the meetings, I encourage you to attend. Your input and help will make the pack stronger.

Next Monday, 12/15, is our holiday Pack meeting. The main part of the meeting is an opportunity for kids (boys and siblings) to make a gingerbread house. It is a lot of fun, and one of the most talked about pack meetings we have.

To pull off such a big event, we need adults to help us pre assemble the houses on the Sunday before (12/14) at 5:30. Please let me know if you are able to assist. We teach everything needed to make the houses.

Cheers,

Ian

Reminder: Tonight is a LEADERS/ADULTS only meeting! We always welcome parent input, so please join us!

Request: We are in need of several adults (also middle & high school students) to help pre-assmemble gingerbread houses for our December pack meeting. If you have an hour you can spare on Sunday, December 14th at 5:30 pm, please come to Providence Christian Church. Many hands make light the work.

Welcome BACK and Welcome NEW FAMILIES!!We can't wait to meet all the new families that have joined our Pack this year and reconnect with our friends from last year. We kick off our year ...
Posted Sep 8, 2016, 6:18 AM by Cub Scouts Pack 221

Hand-Me-DownsDo you have any uniform pieces-parts that your Scout has outgrown? Be sure to bring them to the September Pack meeting. We will have them available on a first ...
Posted Sep 23, 2015, 10:44 AM by Cub Scouts Pack 221